Instagram reels viewer and downloader
Paste a reel link to watch it and save the original video.
Instagram has no download button, and screen recording costs you quality and picks up your own interface. Paste the link to a public reel and this tool hands you the original video file, with its view and like counts alongside.
Nothing is re-encoded and no watermark is added. You get the file Instagram serves, exactly as it is.
How to use it
- STEP 01
Copy the reel link
In Instagram, open the reel, tap the three dots or the share arrow and choose Copy link. A browser address bar link works just as well.
- STEP 02
Paste it here
Drop the link into the box above and hit Download reel. No password and no app install.
- STEP 03
Watch or download
The reel plays right on the page. Hit download to save the original MP4, with no re-encoding and no watermark added.
Common questions
What links does this accept?
Any public instagram.com reel link, in the /reel/ or /reels/ form. A video posted as an ordinary post works too. Photo posts don't; the video and photo downloader handles those.
Does this add a watermark to downloaded reels?
No. The file you download is the one Instagram serves, passed through untouched. Any watermark already burned into the video by the creator stays, because that is part of the video itself.
Can I download reels from a private account?
No. Private accounts publish nothing publicly, so there is nothing to read. This tool works on public reels only.
Is it legal to download Instagram reels?
Downloading for personal offline viewing is generally fine. Republishing someone else's reel as your own is copyright infringement regardless of how you obtained the file. Credit the creator and get permission before reposting.
Not the tool you needed?
This takes the link to one reel. Depending on what you are after, something else may fit better:
- The link is to a photo or carousel post rather than a reel — the video and photo downloader saves every slide.
- The clip was posted to stories rather than the grid — the story viewer reads those.
- You want the stories an account chose to keep — they live in the highlights viewer.
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